Fracture strain and stability with additional locking screws in intramedullary nailing: A biomechanical study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1053-1057

  Sayana, Murali K ^a   Davis, Benjamin J ^a   Kapoor, Birender ^a   Rahmatalla, Aziz ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additional stability; Osteotomy; Tibial nailing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; FATIGUE STRENGTH; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE STABILITY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MOTION; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; TIBIA; TORSION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TORSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33646886782     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197600.46577.37     Document Type: Article

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